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Art Institute of Chicago

3,361 works

Night scene engraving of men beside cannons firing smoke, with a wagon, barrel, dog and starry sky, from The Four Elements.

Fire, plate four from The Four Elements

Jan van de Velde II, 1622

Soft brown monochrome print of a woman standing in an open field with a distant figure and a hazy sky.

Woman Hanging Out Clothes

Jean-François Millet, c. 1855

Engraving of five soldiers with halberds and a turbaned mounted rider on a horse in a wooded landscape.

Five Landsknechte and an Oriental Man on Horseback

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1495

Head of a Raven in Profile, from The Raven (Le Corbeau)

Édouard Manet, 1875

Brown-toned print of a seated woman in a flowing gown leaning on a stone ledge beside a tree and column.

The Muse

Angelica Kauffmann, 1766

Sepia drawing of seamen with rifles and poles attacking a polar bear among icebergs, with a dog nearby.

Seamen on the Whale Fishery Killing a Polar Bear (recto); Shell (verso)

Recto attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Chalk sketch sheet with a winged putto, studies of a child's legs and feet, and two hand studies.

Sketches of Putti (recto); Study for Ornament (verso)

Alfred George Stevens, 1837/75 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Etching of a seated woman in drapery leaning on a carved pedestal, with a peacock beside her.

Juno and the Peacock

Angelica Kauffmann, 1770

Pencil sketch of a bearded armed soldier standing with a sword, flask and pouch, signed F. Huard in lower right.

Armed Soldier (recto); Fragment of an Armed Soldier (verso)

François Huard, n.d.

Pen and ink study sheet with inverted figures, architectural outlines, and handwritten notes after Gerard de Lairesse.

Copies after Illustrations of Statues and Paintings (recto); Measurements for a Man's Skeleton (verso)

After Gerard de Lairesse, n.d.

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated draped male figure holding a book, with loose cloth folds.

Seated Draped Male Figure with Book (recto); Two Seated Women with Sketch of Left Hand (verso)

Probably Domenico Fiasella, n.d.

Pen drawing of a decorative ceiling and wall design with putti, scrollwork, a helmeted head, and ornamental borders.

Ceiling Design, with Sketches of Ornamental Border, Helmeted Head (recto); Sketches of Ornamental Details (verso)

School of Giovanni da Udine, called Giovanni dei Ricamatori, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a two-horse team in harness with a driver pulling a wooden cart with spoked wheels.

Two Horse Team with Driver, Pulling Carriage (recto); Sketches of Women Bending Over (verso)

Attributed to David Teniers the Younger, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a bearded man bending over to reach a jug, with drapery and white highlights on tan paper.

Man Kneeling With Jug (recto); Standing Man (verso)

Possibly Nicolas Poussin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf carding wool, with a spinning wheel behind her.

The Wool Carder (recto); Fragmentary Sketch of Man Standing by Fence (verso)

Jean-François Millet, 1857/58

Black chalk study on tan paper of a reclining female nude, a male nude seen from behind, and smaller figure sketches.

Sheet of Studies: Three Women and a Hand (recto); Sketches of Male Nudes, Heads and Hand (verso)

François Marot, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of two nude female figures on clouds, one reclining with legs extended, the other peering over her shoulder

Two Cloud-Borne Nude Female Figures (recto); Fragment of Reclining Figure (verso)

Attributed to Carlo Cignani, n.d.

Monuments of Greece: After Parthenon Frieze (North Side)

William Young Ottley, n.d.

Pen and ink study of warriors, horsemen and lions on a reddish ground, sketched in many overlapping poses.

Studies of Warriors, Horsemen, and Lions (recto); Studies of Heads and Nude Figures, Ceiling Plan, and Inscriptions (…

called Perino del Vaga Pietro Buonaccorsi, 1528/33

Head of Youth in Profile to Left (recto); Fragment of Figure Sketch (verso)

Style of Pietro da Cortona, 17th century

Watercolor landscape with bare trees, a man on a donkey on a dirt path, red roofs in the distance, and heavy clouds.

Landscape with Man on a Donkey (recto) Two Women in a Cafe (verso)

Johan Barthold Jongkind, c. 1849

Charcoal drawing of a reclining male nude with bound arms inside a circular border on cream paper.

Bound Man (recto); Sketch of Bound Man (verso)

John Singer Sargent, 1917/21

Woman with Book (recto); Sketches of Male Figure (verso)

Attributed to Alfred George Stevens, n.d.

Head of a Man (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Possibly Jonathan Richardson, 1710/20

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of a bearded man and young woman walking forward with a crowd of onlookers behind them

Group of Figures (recto) Fragment of a Female Head (verso)

called Il Trometta Niccolò Martinelli da Pesaro, 1560/1611

Brown ink and wash drawing of two men seated under a tree with goats grazing nearby, a cottage at right.

Jacob and Esau (recto); Head of a Young Woman Asleep (verso)

Attributed to Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1647/78

Pen and wash drawing of Moses raising a brazen serpent on a pole as people writhe and kneel below, with a distant city.

Moses and the Brazen Serpent (recto); Ornamental Base (verso)

Recto attributed to Tommaso Vincidor, 1530 (recto); 1600/99 (verso)

Pastel and chalk study of a standing woman in a dark gown and bonnet against vertical blue strokes on brown paper.

Study for "Arrangement in Black, No. 2: Portrait of Mrs. Louis Huth" (recto); Study for "Symphony in Flesh Color and…

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1872

Pencil study of a showroom interior with a round table of ceramics, display cabinets, columns, and sketched figures of women.

Study for Wedgwood and Byerly, York Street, St James' Square from London in Miniature (recto); Sketches of Women, Cab…

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Medieval illuminated page with two scenes on gold: the flagellation of Christ above and the Crucifixion with mourners below.

The Flagellation and The Crucifixion, from a Psalter

Unknown artist, about 1239